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Above: The
Apatosaurus (
Brontosaurus) Mike Taylor's dad drew for him when Taylor was 8 years old.

[Working in product management] was intellectually stimulating but not emotionally engaging. What did engage me was baseball statistics.

"The key is to take advantage of whatever assets you have in your life. Get everything you possibly can out of your opportunities," says Aifantis's former high school principal, Kass Simila.

A protégé pays tribute to the humanity and resilience of immunologist Alan Houghton.

To help him write his dissertation, computer scientist Fred Stutzman created an app that blocks online distractions.

The best and most popular stories of 2012, as chosen by readers and editors.

John Long, his collaborators, and his Vassar undergraduates study fish biomechanics and behavior.

Melanie Lee credits hard work with her success in climbing the corporate ladder and shattering others' expectations of her.

Australian postdoc Charmaine Tam shares tips on how to make it through this early phase of a research career.

University of Oxford chemist Carol Robinson returned to academia after an 8-year break and went on to win the FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award.

Fátima Al-Shahrour is working to interpret the genome to help select more effective drugs for cancer patients.

Noah Wilson-Rich started a company to support his work in bee immunity.

After the blush of first love is gone, Rachel Ruhlen digs deep to find passion for her work.